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 A. D. i6o4. Anno fecimdo [vLilgo; prijiijo] JiiCOBi I. C. 22. 53; or of Affinity to the faid Owner or Owners; (3) -whaupon theircbrporalOaths to be taken before the faid Mayor, fhall on the fecond or third A'larket-day at thefur.theft, to:be holder uiwji the Mcfidtiy for Leather; next after the faid Seizure, in the Afternoon of the fame Day. (to the Intent the Owner or Owners maj conveniently be prefent) enquire, ftraitly examine and try, whether the faid I^eather fo feized foaif be fuf- ficient and ferviceable, or not, according to the Intent and true Meaning of thi?; prefent Atjt. XXXIV. And be it further enacted. That every other Mayor, Baihtf, or odier- Head Officer or Lor4 Triers of tanned of Libeity, or his fufficient Deputy, out of the faid Compaiis of the faid three Miles, within whofe Pre- Leather in other cindVs'or Liberties any fuch Seizure of any Kind of tanned Leather, red- or curried,' or of any Shoes^ ■^'^*''" Boots or other Wares made of tanned Leather, Ihall happen to be, Ihall with all convenient Speed,, after Notice unto him given of any fuch Seizure, appoint fix honeft apd exi>ert Men, to try vvhedier the fame 1 Lmw. jgr. Leather, Boots, Shoes or other Wares fo feifed, be fufficient attdl according- to thetrye -Intent of this Sta- ^ ^""^' '•i°*' tiue, or not ; the fame Trial to be made openly upon fome Market-day, and within fifteyxDays at the furthelV next after fuch Seizure made, upon the Oaths of the. faid Triers. ■ ; ., in ,v: j-; .:■,,. , XXXV. And be it further enac^ted by the Authority aforefaid. That -if J:he faid. Mayor of the City of The Forfeitwe ■Lo/hion for the Time being, or any other Mayor, Bailiff, or other Head Officer of any other City, 'Bo- °f Chief Officers rough, Corporate or Market-Town, or any Lord of any; Liberty,. Pair or Market, fliall make Default in;°gxrer^i""'^*'' the "Nomination or Appointment of any the aforefaid Triers to be nominated and appointed in fuch Man- ■ ,-,, ner and Form as is before ordained ; That then every fuch Mayor, Bailiff or other Head Officer, or Lord '•- • of Liberty, Fair or Market, making fuch Default, Ihall forfeit andlofe for every fuch Default |r'e Pounds; the one Moiety thereof fhall be to the King's Majefcy, his Heirs :or Succeffors, and the other ;Half to him or them that will fue for the fame, in aiiy of the King's, Maj efty's Courts of Record, by^Bill, Plaint, In,- formation or otherwife : (2) And that tlie faid Perfons fo eleded and appointed for Trial of ^hefaid Lea- ther, Shoes, Boots or other Wares made of tanned Leather, fo to be feized as aforefaid, fliall proceed and -,^:, do their Duties therein without Delay, according to the true. Intent .and Meaning of this prefent A61'; (3) upon Pain that every of them making Default therein, Ihall for every fuch feveral Default forfeit and pay five Pounds. ...■.■,. ,: .'■),.■,...; '  XXXVI. And be it further enadled, That four of the faid eight Searchersand, Sealers f^ Jo bej ,.ap- The Searcliers pointed within the faid City of London as aforefaid, fliall be at the End of every Year changed and rempved, a" Sealers of ., and fo many new chofen in their Rooms and Places ; (2) and that no Perfon or Perfons lliall remain, con- changed yeirly I tinue or be in the faid Office of Searching or Sealing of Leather witliin the faid City of London, above the in Londin. . ' Space cif two Years together; (3) and he or they which fhall. ferve or be employed in the faid Office '' ; of Searching and Sealing of Leather two Years, mail not in the faid Office be chofen, ferve or imgloyegl ■again, until the End of three Years at the leaft then next following; (4) upon Pain that every Perion offending or doing the contrary, fliall forfeit and lofe for every Month that he fliall fo contrarily ,u(e and exercife the faid Office, ten Pounds. • ' ,. XXXVII. And be it further ena<fted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Searcher or S.ealer of The Forfeiture Leather fliall refufe with convenient Speed to feal any Leather fufficiently tanned, wrought and aifed, ofaSeardier according to the true Meaning of this prefent A6f, or do allow that which fliall be infufficient; That then °;^^"'j'p^^''"- every Searcher and Sealer fliall forfeit for every fuch Offence forty Shillings: (2) And further. That if or"fak'ns o'f['- any Searcher of Leather fliall receive any Bribe, or cxzA any otiier Fee for the Execution of his faidB'ibes. Office than is by this prefent Statute limited, for the Searching, Sealing and Regiflring of Leather, that^'""' 3^^- then every fuch Searcher or Sealer fo offending fliall forfeit for every fuch Offence twenty Pounds,: (3) And that if any Perfon or Perfons duly elected according to the true Meaning of this prefent -A <S^t, to and for the Execution of the faid Office of Searching or healing of Leather, refufe to e}^efute^ the. faid Office, that then the faid Perfon or Perfons fo refuling fhall forfeit and pay ten Pounds.), , ^ ' XXXVIII. And belt further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That all red taiined Leather'whidi ^6s''i^f^J^™«sf'« fhall be brought into the City of London or within three Miles Compafs from the fame, whether it be to to be'^viewe/and be fold, or be bought before-hand, or .no, fliall be brought to Leaden-hall before it be houfed.in his.orregiftrtfl^;. ... their own Houfes, and there viewed whether it hath been fearched or fealed or no, and fliall alio be regiftred by the Searchers to be appointed as is aforefaid, with Half fuch Fees to be paid for fuch.pf the faid tanned Leather as fhall be bought out of the faid City of London or three .Miles Compafs from ;, --, the fame, and fliall be duly fearched and fealed before it be brought within the faid C'ty? as is, hereafter ..•• expreffed for Leather to be fold in Leaden-ball ; (2) upon Pain that every, Perfon houfing, or not, bringing i_ei)ti,er bought his Leather to Leaden-hall as is aforefaid, fliall forfeit for every Hide or Skin fix Shillings eight Pence, in Bariiiojom^w (3) Provided, That this Article fnall not extend to any Leather to bebought in Bartholomew-Fair, or {'■,.^"",,^°"" Hoiithwarl- Market, being fearched, fealed and regifcered according to the true Meanihg of this Ad. ""'^'^ Market. XXXIX. And be it alfo further enacted by the Authority aforefaid,- That no tanned Leather fli-sll be Seirchin,^ and fold within the City of London or three Miles diftant from the fame before the fame have been^l''":S°"-'=*; fearched and fealed by the Searchers and Sealers, by Virtue, of this Adt- tq be appointed to and for London. the Searching and Sealing of Leather within the faid City and three Miles .diflant from the fame, upon Pain of Forfeiture of all Inch tanned Leather otherwife fold or the full -Value thereof.. ; ■, : , XL. A.nd alfo be it further enacted. That if any Perfon will after the faid Feaftof St. Bartholomevj Therennl'y for next coming, wilfully wiihftand or deny any fuch Search to be made according to the Tenor of this Aft denying of as is aforefaid, or v/ill not fuffer the faid feveral Mafcers and Vv^'ardens of the feveral Companies of ^^?S5'!.?f""''S Cordwainers, Curriers, Girdlers or Sadlers or other Searchers fo appointed, to enter into his or their waies, "" Houfe or Houfes or other Place, to view and fearch at their Vv^ill and Pleafure, all Maimer of tanned Lea- ther and all Manner of Shoes, Boots, Mails, Saddles, Coach-coverings and Harnefs, and all Manner of Wares wrought and made or to be wrought and made of Leather, and to feize and carry away all fuch Leather, Shoes and -Wares as they fliall find infufficiently taaneJ, curried or wrought or made of 4